Tuesday, September 20, 2016

trigonometry - Sine rule and equal angles

Is it true that if a triangle on a unit sphere has 2 sides with equal length then their opposit angles must be equal? I think it is true. I think we can use the spherical sine law. Call the sides with equal lengths a,b and their opposite angles α,β. Then since a=b, sinα=sinβ. How do I then say for certain that α=β? I know that the angles must be (0,π) (right?). But how can I exclude the possibility of one angle being π the other angle?

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